Yesterday a man received a mandatory third strike sentence of seven years imprisonment that was “at the lower end of the spectrum of indecent assaults”, but High Court judge J Toogood said that serving a full sentence without parole would be a grossly disproportionate outcome and manifestly unjust so ruled that parole could apply if appropriate at the time. 835 more words

KENTVILLE, N.S. – An expert witness is expected to take the stand today in the trial of a prominent Toronto pastor accused of performing sex acts on a teenage boy more than 40 years ago in Nova Scotia. 161 more words

A man sobbed into his hands in a Kentville, N.S., courtroom Tuesday as he testified that well-known Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes encouraged him and other teenage males to strip at a drunken party in the 1970s, and then took him to a bedroom for sex. 705 more words